EcoWaste Coalition is a public interest network of community, church, school, environmental and health groups pursuing sustainable solutions
to waste, climate change and chemical issues facing the Philippines and the world.

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25 November 2012

As climate change transforms the course of our lives,
we must all strive to find and carry out real solutions that will help
stabilize the climate and re-establish ecological health and balance across the
globe.

In line with this, the EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental network of over 150
groups, called upon the government, the industry and the general public to
actively support waste prevention and reduction and other Zero Waste practices.

The group specifically appealed to everyone to uphold the ban on open dumping,
open burning and waste incineration as embodied in two major environmental laws
of the land: the Clean Air Act of 1999 and the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000.

Coinciding with the observance on Sunday of the ‘Clean Air? Pwede!”
multisectoral advocacy to curb air pollution, the EcoWaste Coalition presented
an eight-point proposal that will help cut human consumption of fossil fuels,
which is fueling global warming and climate change, to wit:

“As advocates for a Zero Waste society, we encourage everyone to think of more
eco-friendly lifestyle choices and put these into practice every day to help
Mother Earth in its much needed recuperation from degradation and destruction,”
said Edwin Alejo, Coordinator, EcoWaste Coalition.

The EcoWaste Coalition specifically appealed to the government to prohibit the
disposal of organic wastes in dumps and landfills to minimize the production of
gaseous methane which contributes to worsening climate conditions.

“Instead of throwing these biodegradable wastes in dumpsites or landfills, we
can make good use of them as compost or organic soil supplements to do away
with chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides that leak out into the soil and
contaminate groundwater,” Alejo explained.

“Recycling is a viable step for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from
unbridled consumption and disposal. Promoting it will conserve vital resources
and also ensure livelihood for the poor,” he added.

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